Sr Zerto Administrator Disaster Recovery

Title:  Sr Administrator Disaster Recovery

Location:  Dallas, TX

Duration: Contract to hire

Compensation: $65.00 – $70.00 hourly

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC
Holders or Authorized to Work in the US

Job Description:

Sr
Administrator Disaster Recovery

• The Senior
  Disaster Recovery Administrator is responsible for the end-to-end management
  and support of technology that enables Disaster Recovery capabilities by
  ensuring the environment(s) are patched, right sized and available for the
  business.
• In this role,
  the Senior Disaster Recovery Administrator will partner with peer
  administrative teams to manage the automation and orchestration scripts that
  ensure we maintain the defined recovery point objectives (RPO).
• This role is
  primarily focused on the delivery of essential disaster recovery services
  utilizing the VM Ware platforms with a Zerto replication strategy.
• Stay current on
  supported technologies through various training opportunities
• Identify
  opportunities to enhance processes, procedures and policies relating to
  administrative function Participate in on call rotation
• Provide
  accurate and timely updates to work
• Improve the
  service offered to our business partners
• Proactively
  work on continuous improvement by identifying cost reductions and productivity
  improvements
• Create measures
  for successful execution, including policies, processes, procedures, and
  controls  Implement, enforce, and improve
  policies, processes, procedures, and controls
• Maintain system
  landscape documentation
• Ensure
  effective administration of, and compliance with, all internal processes,
  procedures, and controls Communicate effectively up and down the organizational
  hierarchy
• Implement
  continuous improvement measures and initiatives
• Monitor and
  work on issues
• Research,
  evaluate and recommend applications
• Monitors,
  troubleshoots, and maintains systems / hardware / software and uses remote
  monitoring tools
• Monitors usage
  of shared resources, and works with appropriate engineers to resolve issues
  related to malfunctions
• Coach others
• Analyze project
  requirements and accordingly provide technical and functional recommendations  
• Maintain and enhance enterprise storage and
  backup environments that are on-premises and in the cloud by identifying
  technology / process improvements
• Diagnose,
  troubleshoot, and resolve storage and backup related incidents either hardware
  or software related
• Maintain
  knowledge of vendor technology and solutions
• Professional
  level understanding of a wide variety of systems and how they interact as to
  provide a complete service to the customers that meet business requirements
• Provide support
  of enterprise backup solutions, disaster recovery and high availability
• Develop
  reporting of storage utilization, capacity, and trending
• Track backup
  job success / failure with a goal to minimize failures
• Maintain and
  enhance related computing environments and platforms such as cloud and on
  premise virtual and physical server hardware, operating systems, applications
  software, and all configurations 
• Demonstrate professional level experience in
  diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve: hardware, software or other problems, and
  correct when necessary
• Monitor the
  performance of computer systems and hardware
• Coordinate and
  implement appropriate security measures to protect data, software, and hardware
   
• Lifecycle and Asset management when
  appropriate

Skillset / Experience:

Minimum
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or
  technical degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years’
  experience in Infrastructure administration as it relates to the hardware and
  software components that align to technologies supported
• Excellent
  verbal / written communication skills
• Expertise to
  analyze and solve problems, think outside of the box, and grasp technical
  concepts
• Strong ability
  to combine information or data to find relationships among seemingly unrelated
  events  Self-starter / motivated
• Delivers
  results
• Changed agent
• Strong
  attention to detail
• Ability to
  diagnose when a system or environment has a problem, issue or fault and resolve
• Ability to
  create, read, analyze, and interpret technical diagrams and written procedures
• Strong team
  player who can work across multiple functions
• Familiarity
  with ITIL concepts Preferred Qualifications
• VM Ware
  VCP5-DCV
• Zerto
  experience
• Ability to
  develop automation scripts

Specialized
Skills and Technologies

• Strong
  understanding of Ransomware recovery and architecture of Isolated Recovery
  Environments Subject matter expertise in IT Disaster Recovery with a minimum of
  3 years of Disaster Recovery experience
• 5+ years of
  experience in an Information Technology discipline
• 3+ years of
  experience with developing / testing recovering strategies for cloud (IaaS /
  SaaS) based applications
• Strong
  knowledge of recovery tools such as SRM and Zerto
• 5+ years of
  experience with Wintel technology · Experience with management, configuration
  and patching of AIX, MS Windows, Linux operating systems
• 3 + years of
  experience with automation and orchestration tools for recovering applications
  at alternate locations
• Experience in
  developing scripts that enable automation and minimize the manual effort in
  recovering applications · Experience developing business impact analysis
  documents
• Strategic mindset
  to lead recovery strategy planning efforts
• Demonstrated
  ability to coordinate complex integrated disaster recovery exercises
• Thorough
  knowledge of data management in order to assist in the preparation of recovery
  procedures  Strong ability in building
  effective relationships with clients and colleagues Physical Demands
• Physical
  demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include
  sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and
  monitor) or adding machine
• Physical
  demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of
  time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require
  occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Our benefits package includes:

·        
Comprehensive medical benefits

·        
Competitive pay, 401(k)

·        
Retirement plan

·        
and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions:

As a leading information technology partner, we connect top IT talent
with our clients to provide innovative business solutions through our IT
Staffing, Professional Services, and Infrastructure Solutions divisions. We
understand and value the unique needs of highly-skilled information technology
professionals in the industry and always strive to stay above the curve. Our
company was founded on the following core values: Be the Best, Understand the
Urgency, Never Ever Give Up, Have the Courage to Excel, and Make a
Contribution. We take pride in our business model and strive to create a
positive workplace environment through an exemplary culture.

INSPYR Solutions provides
Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR
complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in
employment in every location in which the company has facilities.